Burp Cloth Tutorial – 3 Easy Ways

Handmade burp cloths make great baby gifts, and can be simple and fast to make. Plus, they’re less expensive and much cuter than anything you’ll find in a store!

Want to try 3 different variations to give a bit of variety to your burp cloths? These are all super simple methods, that even a first time sewer can tackle.

Materials for All Variations:

Flannel: cut 2 – 9″x16″ pieces for each burp cloth

Rick Rack: 1.5 yard (for Variation Number 1) per burp cloth

Variation Number 1: Rick Rack Burp Cloths

1. Using a bowl (or CD, in my case), trace a curved line onto all four corners of each layer of flannel, and cut.

2. Place rick rack near edge of one layer of fabric (for narrow rick rack, I keep it about 1/8″ from the raw edge, for jumbo rick rack, I let the outer curves of the rick rack hang off the edge of the flannel so I can keep the seam allowance fairly small – my Rick Rack Receiving Blanket Tutorial explains the technique in a bit more detail) and use a basting stitch to stitch the rick rack around all edges of fabric. I keep my stitches about 1/8″ away from the center of the rick rack, toward the raw edges of fabric so that the stitches won’t show when you stitch down the center of the rick rack in the next step. Let the two ends overlap and trim the excess.

3. Pin both pieces of flannel right sides together, matching raw edges. Stitch around all sides of fabric, 1/8″ in from basting stitch sewn in step 2 (which should put your stitched along the center of the rick rack that is sandwiched in the middle), and leaving a 3″ opening on one side.

4. Turn fabric right side out and press, also pressing raw edge of opening under. Topstitch close to edge around entire burp cloth, also stitching opening closed.

These are DARLING! I love how simple they are. I’ve made some thicker ones that turned out nice, but these look so fast, easy, and make a great gift! I just linked up at your party for the first time in months….haven’t been crafting much! I’d love it if you’d come link these up at my party that’s open all week!